BUFFALO SHRIMP PASTA RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.Add penne and cook,stirring occasionally,until tender yet firm to the bite,about 11 minutes.Drain.
• Heat one tablespoon margarine and canola oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat.Add garlic;cook until fragrant,about 30 seconds.Add shrimps and old bay seasoning.Cook and stir,flipping shrimp halfway,until pink,3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile,pour 1 cup wing sauce into a medium bowl.Grab the shrimps out of the skillet and onto a bowl of wing sauce,mix well and let it marinade for 30 minutes.
• Melt remaining margarine in the same skillet,stirring into the shrimp juices.Add flour;whisk until fully combined and starting to turn golden,30 seconds to 1 minute.Add heavy cream,blue cheese dressing and remaining wing sauce;whisk to continue.
• Stir in tomatoes,dry onion soup mix,italian seasoning and pepper.Bring the sauce to a simmer.
• Stir 1/2 cup parmesan and monterey jack cheese into the sauce until the cheeses begin to melt and the sauce is creamy.
• Mix in about 1/2 the cooked penne pasta to start;add more if there enough sauce to coat.Add shrimps and stir to combine.Top with remaining parmesan and monterey jack cheeses.
• Bake in the preheated oven and bake until the top is golden and sauce is bubbles around the edges of the skillet,8 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• First, make the Bleu Cheese Sauce: Combine the onion, oil, garlic and sugar in a medium saucepan.
• Cook, stirring, over medium heat until the onion is tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the blue cheese until nearly melted.
• Now, cook the pasta according to package directions.
• While the pasta cooks, prepare the shrimp.
• Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat.
• Add the shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until nearly pink, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, butter, and hot sauce and cook until the shrimp is just opaque in the center, about1 1/2 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the paprika; set aside.
• Drain the pasta well and put it in a large bowl.
• Stir in the warm blue cheese sauce.
• Gently mix in the chopped chives or parsley.
• Spoon the pasta onto individual plates.
• Top with the shrimp and sauce.
• Garnish as desired.